[Bugwood Blog 23 Nov 2010] -- The USDA Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service is amending the regulations governing the movement and
importation of noxious weeds. The new amendments add definitions of terms used
in the regulations, add details regarding the process of applying for permits
used to import and move noxious weeds, add a requirement for the treatment of
Niger seed and add provisions for petitioning to add a taxon to or remove a
taxon from the noxious weed lists. Click
here to read more.